Special Issue "Morpho-Functional Adaptation of Marine Organisms to Different Habitats"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2021.

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Gioele Capillo
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Leading Guest Editor
Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Polo Universitario dell'Annunziata, 98168 Messina, Italy
Interests: biodiversity; environmental conservation; fish respiration; fish immunology; marine zoology; zoomorphology; aquaculture
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Dr. Francesco Tiralongo
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Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Interests: marine biology; taxonomy; fish ecology; fishery research; non-indigenous fish
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Dr. Serena Savoca
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Assistant Guest Editor
Departmant of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, V.le Stagno D'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina (ME), Italy
Interests: ecology; marine ecology; marine pollution; coastal marine biodiversity; fish pathology
Dr. Marco Albano
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Assistant Guest Editor
Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, V.le Stagno D'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina (ME), Italy
Interests: Ecology; Zoology; Marine Biology; Fish Pathology; Aquaculture

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Marine habitats present the most disparate characteristics, from the intertidal to the deepest environments. Marine organisms can show a lot of morpho-functional and ecologically specialized adaptations to the great diversity of habitats and associated environmental factors in which they live, but also to the different anthropic pressure present especially along coastal areas. Exploring the morpho-functional adaptations of marine organisms living in different habitats can help to understand how the biological diversity can be preserved. This could be reached filling the knowledge gaps among the different living strategies of marine organisms challenging “hostile” environments. The relatively low number of studies regarding this topic is often related to the lack of commercial interest and/or to sampling difficulties due to the particular environments in which the species of interest live and, in some cases, to their cryptic nature. Nevertheless, these organisms often play pivotal roles in the functioning of marine ecosystems and are worthy of scientific interest.

This Special Issue, “Morpho-functional adaptation of marine organisms to different habitats”, will consider high-quality research regarding different aspects of morpho-functional adaptation of marine species to different environments, especially “extreme” environments. Among these, special consideration will be given to biota adaptations for living in intertidal zones, anoxic waters, deep-sea environments, hydrothermal vents, contaminated coastal and deep-sea environments. Studies using model organisms to explore adaptation to different conditions in microcosms will be also welcomed. The following topics will be considered:

  • Morphological adaptations of marine organisms;
  • Physiological differences in different habitats within the same species;
  • Deep-sea animals’ biology and ecology;
  • Intertidal life biology and ecology;
  • Phenotypic flexibility;
  • Effects of environmental parameters fluctuation in marine organisms;
  • Pathological alterations in marine organisms related to environmental changes.

Dr. Gioele Capillo
Dr. Francesco Tiralongo
Dr. Serena Savoca
Dr. Marco Albano
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Keywords

  • morpho-functional adaptation
  • marine biology
  • deep-sea environments
  • intertidal life
  • coastal environments
  • marine biodiversity

Published Papers

This special issue is now open for submission.
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